Can I expect to receive my Stimulus check by direct deposit even though I had to pay the IRS in 2007?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:17Posted in category 2009 Stimulus Check
I already filed my taxes online through H&R Block and paid the IRS the amount I owed. The funds were withdrawn from my checking account. Does the government receive access to use my checking account to deposit the Stimulus check, or should I plan on waiting for a paper check in the mail?
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Suthern Yankee's S.O. says:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:29 am
This has NOTHING to do with what you paid. You filed a tax return, therefore, you will get the check. and I will be direct deposited into your account
Vangorn2000 says:
February 10th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Your check will be direct deposited. The government only keeps your check if you owe any kind of federal or state debt (such as back taxes or child support), in which case you will receive a letter explaining how your stimulus check was applied to your debt.
If you have no government debt, then you’ll get the check direct deposited into whatever account your funds were withdrawn from for your 2007 return.
SG says:
February 10th, 2010 at 11:47 am
It depends on the tax software at H&R Block.
From IRS (this information was removed from their website today):
“Q. I chose direct debit to pay my tax bill. Will my Stimulus Payment be direct deposited to the same account?
A. No, the account information used for an incoming Direct Debit payment to the IRS cannot be used as the account information for the Direct Deposit of the stimulus payment. People who choose Direct Debit to pay a balance due will receive their stimulus payments by paper check through the mail. [Updated 3/3/08]
Q. I plan to choose direct debit to pay my tax bill. I know my economic Stimulus Payment will not automatically be direct deposited based upon the Direct Debit information I’ve provided to pay my tax bill, but can I also enter Direct Deposit information to receive my Stimulus Payment by Direct Deposit?
A. Some tax preparation software will allow this, some will not. You will have to make this determination based on your own review of the tax preparation software you use. If the tax software allows you to enter both Direct Debit (Electronic Funds Withdrawal), as well as Direct Deposit information, doing so will allow your economic stimulus payment to be Direct Deposited. [New 3/20/08]“